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Centrifugally automated Solid-Phase Extraction of DNA by immiscible liquid valving and chemically powered centripetal pumping of peripherally stored reagents

Kinahan, David J. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1968-2016, Burger, Robert, Lawlor, Daryl, Earlya, Philip L., Vembadi, Abhishek, McArdle, Niamh A. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-4025-6302, Kilcawley, Niamh, Glynn, Macdara orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-6347-4348 and Ducrée, Jens orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-0366-1897 (2021) Centrifugally automated Solid-Phase Extraction of DNA by immiscible liquid valving and chemically powered centripetal pumping of peripherally stored reagents. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 9 . ISSN 0956-5663

Abstract
This paper presents two flow-control technologies for use on centrifugal Lab-on-a-Disc systems. The first, immiscible liquid valving, selectively blocks microfluidic channels using a high-density liquid fluorocarbon (FC- 40). Used with a specific channel geometry, the FC-40 can permit liquid to enter a chamber but prevents it flowing back along the same path and so acts as “liquid” check-valve. The same liquid can be combined with a water-dissolvable film to provide an extremely robust liquid routing structure. The second technology uses CO2 gas, created by wetting of commodity baking powder by water, to centripetally pump liquid from the periphery of the disc to the centre of the disc. The technologies are combined with valving schemes based on strategically placed, solvent-selective dissolvable films (DFs) to demonstrate repeated pumping of a liquid sample from the edge of the disc to the centre of the disc. The flow-control technologies are then combined to demonstrate fully automated Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE) of DNA with reagent storage on the periphery of the disc. We report an extraction efficiency of 47% measured relative to commercial spin-columns.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Article number: 100085
Uncontrolled Keywords:Centrifugal microfluidics; Lab-on-a-disc; Centripetal pumping; Check valves
Subjects:Biological Sciences > Biochemistry
Biological Sciences > Biotechnology
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Physical Sciences
Research Institutes and Centres > I-Form
Research Institutes and Centres > Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI)
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biosx.2021.100085
Copyright Information:© 2022 The Authors. Open Access (CC BY 4.0)
ID Code:27468
Deposited On:02 Aug 2022 16:11 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 25 Jan 2023 15:44
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